Sensitivity and specificity of epiluminescence microscopy: Evaluation on a sample of 2731 excised cutaneous pigmented lesions

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 893-898

  Ascierto, Paolo A ^a   Palmieri, G ^b   Celentano, E ^a   Parasole, R ^a   Caraco C ^a   Daponte, A ^a   Chiofalo, M G ^a   Melucci, M T ^a   Mozzillo, N ^a   Satriano, R A ^c   Castello, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Institute of Molecular Genetics   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cutaneous malignant melanoma; Early diagnosis; Epiluminescence microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034035546     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03468.x     Document Type: Article

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